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Thursday, May 24, 2018

The men of Missouri, who are disproportionately fatter than men from other states in the U.S., are also the third-most body-confident group of people out of any state in the whole country, according to a new study. Missouri's stalwart, carved-from-bricks-of-Provel men, who incidentally also have smaller penises than their...

In these divided times there are still things that we can all enjoy. Pavement Portals, the latest art project by Chalk Riot, combines two of them: art and staring at your phone. Chalk Riot artists Chelsea Ritter-Soronen and Liza Fishbone collaborated on Pavement Portals, which is part sidewalk mural,...

Monday, May 21, 2018

Looks like the circus isn't coming to town after all. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, aka PETA, issued a press release this morning announcing that Garden Bros.' performances at Chaifetz Arena, scheduled for June 8 and 9, have been canceled. The animal activists took credit for the...

Twilight Sparkle, Big Daddy McColt, Pinkie Pie — these are not the names of '80s scrambled Cinemax characters, but of ponies. Specifically, the cartoon ponies of My Little Pony, which was revived in the late 2000s long after its '80s heyday. The reboot features a massive ensemble cast of...

Friday, May 18, 2018

Filmmaker Jason Pollock shines the spotlight onto new evidence with Stranger Fruit, his 2017 documentary on the Michael Brown shooting that aims to “unravel the mystery,” in Pollock's words. Now that documentary is getting a local screening, complete with an appearance by Brown's mother, Lezley McSpadden. Pollock has a...

Thursday, May 17, 2018

A new festival for nomads just might finally prove that all who wander are not lost. This weekend, hundreds of travelers will set up camp in the wilderness near Rolla, Missouri, for the first-ever Midwest Vanlife Gathering. Organized by former Affton residents and current van dwellers John and Jayme...

It's another packed week of events, you lucky people. Take your pick from one of the biggest and most culturally significant parades in the city, a collection of risky tales told by St. Louisans, burlesque, opera and the centennial celebration of one of St. Louis' most beloved institutions. 1....

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

One hundred years ago St. Louis was a very different place. Many of the institutions we consider essential to our collective identity were either just getting started or not even dreamed up yet. And yet in 1918 as World War I ended and the glow from the 1904 World's...

Friday, May 11, 2018

It's a packed weekend this go-round, with two major art exhibitions, an art fair, a late-night circus show and some of the quickest operas around. And don't forget your ma this weekend — she'd eventually forgive you if you did (that's what moms do), but you really shouldn't test...

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Kristina Cheeseman was a punk Wisconsin high school kid who loved expressing herself with funky hair colors. Now, she does it for a living right here in St. Louis at Notch (4187 Manchester Avenue, 314-764-5113). "It's a way for clients to express themselves," Cheeseman says. "The more I've done it...